Nicky Forster
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| Nicky Forster | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Michael Forster | |
| Date of birth | September 8, 1973 (age 33) | |
| Place of birth | Caterham, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in | |
| Nickname | Fozzie | |
| Position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Hull City | |
| Number | 9 | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1991-1992 1992-1994 1994-1997 1997-1999 1999-2005 2005-2006 2006- |
Horley Town Gillingham Brentford Birmingham City Reading Ipswich Town Hull City |
67 (24) 109 (39) 67 (11) 186 (59) 24 (8) 12 (1) |
| National team** | ||
| 1995 | England U21 | 4 (?) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Nicholas Michael "Nicky" Forster (born 8 September 1973 in Caterham, England) is a professional footballer currently playing for Hull City.
Forster was spotted playing for non-league Horley Town and invited for trials by Gillingham in December 1991. After impressing with the youth and reserve teams he signed a professional contract in May 1992, making his debut the following September. He starred for the club during the otherwise disappointing 1993-94 season, scoring 18 goals, but at the end of the season he turned down a new contract and instead joined Brentford for £320,000. Many Gillingham fans were angered at the manner of his departure and to this day refer to him as "Judas".
While with Brentford he formed prolific partnerships with Carl Asaba and Robert Taylor (both of whom would later join his former club Gillingham) and was capped by England at under-21 level. In January 1997 he moved to Birmingham City for a fee of £700,000 and in June 1999 moved on to Reading for £650,000.
Despite being a popular player at Reading, he was allowed to join Ipswich on a free transfer in 2005. Unable to replicate for Ipswich the form he showed with Reading due to several injury setbacks over the 2005-06 season, Forster signed a two year contract with Hull City on 31 August 2006 for a £250,000 transfer fee[1] . He had been a team-mate of the Hull City manager, Phil Parkinson, whilst at Reading.
[edit] References
[edit] Sources
- Roger Triggs (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-75242-243-X.
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| Hull City A.F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Myhill | 3 Dawson | 4 Ashbee | 5 Coles | 6 Turner | 7 Elliott | 8 Barmby | 9 Forster | 10 McPhee | 11 Parkin | 12 Duke | 14 Jarrett | 16 Delaney | 17 Bridges | 18 Yeates | 19 Welsh | 20 Thelwell | 21 Ricketts | 22 Marney | 23 Collins | 24 Livermore | 27 Fagan | 28 Fry | 29 France | 35 Byron | 36 Aspden | 37 Wilkinson | Caretaker Manager: Brown |
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Forster, Nicholas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8 September 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Caterham |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
